secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
serious; not joking; straight
play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)
name; given name; first name
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
please (give me); please (do for me)
entrance; admission; entering
registration; accession; register; entry; record
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
(not) so much; (not) that much
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
starting lineup; player in the starting lineup
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
long ago; already; a long time ago
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
just you wait and see (as a threat)